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Colonie du Niger Cavaliers en tenue de guerre

African Art Museum

Object Details

Creator

Labitte

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Printed caption on recto reads: "Colonie du Niger - Cavaliers en tenue de guerre."
Translated caption reads: "Colony of Niger - Cavaliers dressed for battle. "
Printed text on verso reads: "Collection Labitte - Reproduction interdite."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref6888

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c4a6cf9-36d8-42d9-a12e-ea0c92f07447

Local Numbers

EEPA NG-23-03

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Niger

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Soldiers
Horsemen and horsewomen
Costume -- Africa
Horses

Provenance

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase

Creator

Labitte

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 33: Niger (NG)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1910]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NG 2012-001-1651

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref6888
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c4a6cf9-36d8-42d9-a12e-ea0c92f07447
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088368-5

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